Proust
€11.90
Product Information
| ISBN | 9780571399994 |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Faber & Faber |
| Publishing Date | 30/07/2026 |
| Price (excl. tax) | €11.23 |
| Tax | €0.67 |
| Price (incl. tax) | €11.90 |
| Availability | +20 units in external warehouse |
Product Description
An electrifying analysis of one legendary giant of twentieth-century literature by another: Beckett on Proust. The whole of Proust's world comes out of a teacup . . . When he was only 25, Samuel Beckett published his first ever book: an electrifying dissection of Marcel Proust's masterpiece À la recherche du temps perdu. Habit, memory and time: Beckett argues that these are the defining characteristics of the human condition. Involuntary memories - like those prompted by Proust's famous madeleine - are radical moments that pierce the veil of habit, and offer inspiration that soothes the existential anguish of time passing. Through analysing Proust's technique, the young Beckett puts forth a blazing artistic manifesto for his own future works, such as Waiting for Godot, Molloy, Malone Dies and The Unnamable. The result is a totemic meeting of literary minds that illuminates the philosophies of two creative geniuses. *Read in a new audiobook edition by Eimear McBride*